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pipette definition

pi·pette or pipet pi·pet′ (pi pet′, pī-)

noun

a slender pipe or tube into which small amounts of liquids are taken up by suction, as for measuring

Etymology: Fr, dim. of pipe, pipe < VL *pipa: see pipe

transitive verb pipetted -·pet′·ted, pipetting -·pet′·ting

to remove, transfer, or measure (liquid) by means of a pipette

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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